base rate fallacy

base rate fal·la·cy

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Definitions of base rate fallacy words

noun base rate fallacy the tendency, when making judgments of the probability with which an event will occur, to ignore the base rate and to concentrate on other information 3
noun base rate fallacy A common error in logical reasoning where an effect is attributed to an incorrect cause because the basic statistical ratios have not been taken into account. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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